2019 NBA Playoffs Thread

[AustinFromBoston 724]

4 minutes ago, selby56 said:

I really don’t think IT was their main priority of the trade. Dude was out with injury until February. They wanted that draft pick, probably hoping to flip it for another player at the deadline. It was a projected top 3 pick before the season started. 

I think they were definitely expecting him to be a huge asset to the team, instead of the broken down husk he ended up being. 

 

[See Red 2,006]

Welp... that doesn't look good for Durant.

[lordsketor 188]

1 minute ago, See Red said:

Welp... that doesn't look good for Durant.

Warriors are in serious trouble now.....

[who do you think 125]

I love Celtics fans who think trading for Anthony Davis will fix everything (remember last summer when the team was gonna be Warriors II once Kyrie and Hayward came back?). This season went up in flames because the roster was full of entitled divas who only cared about their numbers, and you want to throw Anthony Davis on top of that? Yeah good luck.

[Wings 2,142]

Feel bad for Durant but Rockets need to capitalize on this tonight and in game 6. Depending on what happens tonight it could be the last Warriors game in Oakland. 

[TrueYankee26 1,036]

1 hour ago, Digby said:

 

Go away.

Nah, I am here to stay Digby. That said

 

Rockets just might march to the Roaracle where the Warriors are near-invincible in the playoffs and come back from a 20 point deficit to steal game 5.

[dfwabel 4,155]

Both NYK and BRK sigh in relief. 

[Red Wolf 5,552]

The Rockets are going to still lose this game aren't they?

[TrueYankee26 1,036]

Yep, Rockets are gonna lose.

[Red Wolf 5,552]

I know everybody is tired of the Warriors, including me, but the Rockets might be the most unlikable team to not have a chance to win a title ever.

[dfwabel 4,155]

Draymond's momma

 

[Red Wolf 5,552]

The Rockets are the Honky Tonk Man. The Warriors are 90s Hulk Hogan.

[TrueYankee26 1,036]

14 minutes ago, Red Wolf said:

I know everybody is tired of the Warriors, including me, but the Rockets might be the most unlikable team to not have a chance to win a title ever.

At least since the Clippers circa 2014 and 2015.

[TrueYankee26 1,036]

Ballgame. Durant gets injured and the Rockets still fall apart.

[Red Wolf 5,552]

2 minutes ago, TrueYankee26 said:

At least since the Clippers circa 2014 and 2015.

 

Memories 

 

 

 

[See Red 2,006]

Rockets had some bad breaks at the end.  PJ Tucker out of bounds, Steph Curry getting his own rebound, Gordon not holding onto the loose ball (maybe a foul on Livingston?).  Yeesh, that was one they had to get, though.

[Magic Dynasty 2,382]

The Rockets are being killed by their own offensive scheme. There are two places where they shoot: right next to the rim, and from 3. You just have to shut down one of those options, and they fall apart. When the Magic beat them, we worked hard to shut down the 3 and basically said “we bet you can’t be carried by shots 2 feet away from the paint”. We were right, they couldn’t.

[DG_ThenNowForever 15,429]

It's a real bummer watching the Lakers turn into garbage.

 

Their new hot coaching candidate: Frank Vogel! Though given the Lakers' roster construction is stuck in 2012, maybe he'd be a good fit.

 

LeBron should demand a trade. Go to Houston, win a couple of titles, call it a career.

[habsfan1 3,797]

Durant out for the remainder of the Rocket series (which will certainly only be a single game) with some kind of ankle strain.

[oldschoolvikings 17,579]

43 minutes ago, DG_Now said:

It's a real bummer watching the Lakers turn into garbage.

 

 

Really? Huh.

 

You and I have a very different definition of bummer.